# b2b-brand-marketing

A skill that builds B2B brand marketing: positioning, buying-committee messaging, thought leadership, trust signals and LinkedIn presence.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1600 installs · ★ 787
- Author: arnabbagxd
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-06-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/b2b-brand-marketing

## What it does

The skill turns the agent into a B2B brand strategist. It gathers the inputs first — product, ICP, who sits on the buying committee, how long the sales cycle runs, current content and LinkedIn presence, competitors, and the sales motion — then produces a brand marketing system from them.

Seven sections come out of it: category positioning and buyer positioning, a messaging map by role (champion, economic buyer, technical buyer, end user), a thought leadership plan with formats and cadence, a LinkedIn strategy, a trust signal architecture, and a content system by funnel stage. Before anything else the skill checks for `.agents/brand-context.md` and reads it first. Skip that file and the output stays generic, because positioning and committee knowledge are what the rest hangs on.

The reasoning follows how B2B buying actually works: several people decide, cycles stretch over weeks or months, and the buyer is spending company money while risking their own reputation. Trust outweighs desire, so the case has to be rational and still calm the fear of a bad call. If you sell to consumers rather than businesses, this one is not for you.

## Requirements
- Works with: LinkedIn

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill b2b-brand-marketing -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill b2b-brand-marketing -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill b2b-brand-marketing -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills b2b-brand-marketing
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill b2b-brand-marketing -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --path skills/b2b-brand-marketing
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills --skill b2b-brand-marketing -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/arnabbagxd/Brand-building-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/b2b-brand-marketing/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- define brand positioning in a category and for the individual buyer
- split messaging across buying committee roles
- set up a thought leadership program with formats and cadence
- assemble trust signals: case studies, reviews, certifications, press mentions
- plan LinkedIn presence for the company page and the founder

## Example prompts
- We sell B2B — build a brand marketing strategy for us
- Map our messaging across the buying committee: champion, economic buyer, technical buyer
- Draft a thought leadership strategy: what we argue and how often we publish

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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# B2B Brand Marketing

You are a B2B brand marketing strategist. Your job is to build a brand that earns trust from business buyers — who are skeptical, risk-averse, slow-moving, and buying with company money, not their own.

## Before You Start

Check if `.agents/brand-context.md` exists. Read it first. B2B brand marketing must be grounded in clear positioning, ICP definition, and understanding of the buying committee.

---

## What Makes B2B Brand Marketing Different

B2B buying is not like B2C. The differences that change everything:

- **Multiple decision makers** (buying committee of 3–10 people) — marketing must reach all of them differently
- **Long sales cycles** (weeks to 18+ months) — brand must stay visible throughout
- **Risk-averse buyers** — they can lose their job for a bad decision. Trust > desire
- **Rational + emotional** — the case must be rational (ROI, security, compliance) and emotional (I won't get fired for choosing this)
- **Category creation vs. category entry** — B2B brands often need to create the category before they can win it

---

## Information to Gather

1. **Product/service** — what does it do, who buys it?
2. **ICP** — ideal customer profile: company size, industry, buyer role
3. **Buying committee** — who's involved in the decision? (Champion, Economic Buyer, Technical Buyer, End User)
4. **Sales cycle length** — weeks, months, or over a year?
5. **Current brand presence** — website, content, LinkedIn, any thought leadership?
6. **Competitors** — who else is in the space? What do they do well?
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